The Battle of Beining can definitely be regarded as a big victory, and the victory was so exciting that the French officers and soldiers were very proud.

That's right, this should be a colonial war. The failures experienced in the previous battle with the Black Flag Army were actually caused by the wrong command of individual incompetent generals. How could those uncivilized monkeys in China have combat power comparable to the invincible army of the French Republic?

Some cheerful people have already shouted: "The failure of Chinese people in Beining will make the Qing court understand that the confrontational policies adopted since 1882 have gained nothing." Some members of parliament even demanded that "occupation of Taiwan, Hainan Island or Zhoushan Islands be considered 'geology'" and extort huge compensation from the Qing government.

Courbet also proposed a combat plan to "burn the war to the eastern coast of China - at least attack Wusongkou and eliminate the Nanyang Navy stationed there."

As one of the initiators of the entire colonial campaign invasion of Vietnam, Ru Feili naturally supported Courbet's opinions, including those members who advocated occupying part of Chinese territory, and most of them were republican members.

But this time, Ru Feili's proposal was not approved by the parliament.

Unlike a few Republican MPs, the vast majority of opposition and Republican MPs believe that they should stop when they are better. It is time to force the Chinese to return to the negotiating table.

There are two main reasons.

According to the report of General Mile on the front line of Tonkin, the main force of the Qing army stationed in Vietnam still existed and did not suffer a decisive blow - whether it was the Battle of Shanxi or the Battle of Beining, the French army carried out defeat rather than annihilation. Therefore, the French side still could not make an accurate estimate of the actual strength of the Qing army.

In addition, in August 1883, the Minister Zeng Jizen in France claimed to French diplomats that he guaranteed that there were no blank checks stationed by Chinese troops in Vietnam, the French took it for granted that all they encountered in Vietnam were the Black Flag Army rather than the regular army of the Qing Dynasty.

In addition, after the Battle of Beining, the Chinese court replaced a large number of front-line officials and generals with extraordinary efficiency, and increasingly frequent movements of dispatching troops, which further strengthened the French parliament's impression that China did not make all its efforts.

Another key reason is that the French government has already spent a lot of francs in Vietnam, and they do not want to make any further investments. If they can get the benefits they want through negotiations, why should they spend money to fight?

Moreover, people will die when fighting, and deaths not only require huge compensation, but also affect the political tendencies of voters. Therefore, Ru Feili also feels that almost the entire Tonkin has been included in the ruling of France anyway, so it is better to "comply with public opinion" to stop the army as soon as possible and negotiate with the Chinese, and use negotiations to make the Chinese recognize the fruits of the French victory.

But how did we extend his olive branch to the Qing Dynasty? Then we have to make a good conclusion.

Ru Feili went together and thought of a friend who was serving in the China-Japan Sea Detachment at this time.

Because the China-Japan Sea Detachment has been anchored in Tianjin for a considerable time every year, from commander Major General Lisby to ordinary officers, they are familiar with Li Hongzhang and his staff in Tianjin. Flono, who was the captain of the second-class cruiser of the China-Japan Sea Detachment, was one of them. He happened to be Rufery's friend, so the task of renegotiating the negotiations with the Chinese naturally fell on the head of the colonel officer.

At the end of March, De Cuilin, a German customs employee with Li Hongzhang, returned to China after his vacation in Europe and rushed to Guangdong Customs Taxation Department. When passing through Hong Kong, he met the French Navy China-Japan Sea Detachment, which was anchored here. Detachment commander Rear Admiral Lisby, and Captain Flono, the captain of the "Werda" ship, took this opportunity to have a long talk with De Cuilin.

The French government's opinions on a peaceful settlement of the conflict were conveyed in the form of a secret letter from Frono.

After receiving this important news, Decuilin hurried to Tianjin to inform Li Hongzhang, and Li Hongzhang immediately reported to the Zongli Yamen and Emperor Guangxu.

This was the first important task that Shiduo took over since the leadership of the Military Affairs Office. The old prince did not dare to neglect it. Following the emperor's request, he immediately found Prince Chun to discuss it. Then, the two princes joined forces to meet the saint.

At this time, Zaitian was also considering how to deal with the olive branch extended by the French.

"What the two princes mean..."

Shiduo looked at Yihuan and did not dare to speak, meaning that he would let King Chun open this. Yihuan sighed secretly. He knew that Prince Li's ability was far worse than Prince Gong, but if the emperor wanted to monopolize the government, he had to use this thunderous method. Even if he temporarily lost some ability to handle state affairs, he had to hold the power in his hands first. Prince Gong was just a stumbling block on the way the young emperor took over the power.

No matter how much you sigh, the emperor asked, someone would have to answer.

"Return to the emperor, I think that our dynasty has been defeated and the central government changes, so it is not easy to have another dispute at this time. It is better to have some contact with the French first. If the negotiations cannot be reached, it will not be too late to fight again!"

Prince Chun's words were in line with the little emperor's wishes.

Just as Yi Huan said, the center has just changed blood and the situation is unstable; at the same time, the generals on the front line of Guangxi have only completed adjustments. Even if they are familiar with the terrain, fortifications, and motivate the soldiers, they have to give them some time. The French want to negotiate at this time, which gives themselves a great opportunity to get a breather.

As for whether to form a peace agreement on this, it depends on the outcome of the negotiation. Anyway, Zaitian’s bottom line is not to cede land or pay compensation, and Tony must be in his own hands.

The little emperor and the two princes discussed it, so the Qing government beat the snake and followed the stick and immediately made a attitude of peace as the most important thing. First, Li Hongzhang was appointed as the ambassador of the imperial envoy and held detailed talks with Furuno. Then it was announced that the position of "hardliners" representative Zeng Jize was revoked, and the position of Minister to France, Li Fengbao, was appointed by Minister to Germany, was appointed.

The reason why he agreed to the French government's request to replace Zeng Jize was because Zaitian also felt that with the current national strength of the Qing Dynasty, blindly being tough was not a good thing. Appropriate showing of weakness was the best rule of survival. Flouno said that Zeng Jize "repeatedly used troops to scare" in France, and spent money to buy newspapers from Britain and other countries to create anti-Legal public opinion. He also wrote articles to expose France's scars and used the Franco-Popular War to ridicule France, which hurts France's self-esteem.

If a blindly strong force like Zeng Jize arouses the unanimous confrontation between European countries and then there will be another second alliance between Britain and France. Even if it is just agitated, France has to fight the Qing Dynasty to the death. The whole country will attack, the Qing Dynasty will not be able to withstand it.

The French side immediately responded to the "good intention" expressed by the Qing court. After a brief meeting with **** Zhong in Shanghai, Floro applied to the French cabinet for authorization, and Floro went to Tianjin to be responsible for negotiations with Li Hongzhang.

However, whether it was the Frenchman who was actively preparing for peace talks, Li Hongzhang, or Zai Tian, ​​who wanted to take a delayed plan, they all ignored one thing--Liu Yongfu had not been truly defeated.

After learning that Beining and Taiyuan had fallen one after another, Cen Yuying did not care about the four-month agreement with Liu Yongfu, and repeatedly urged Liu Yongfu to send troops quickly. On the one hand, he must defend Xuanguang, and on the other hand, he waited for an opportunity to recover Shanxi and Taiyuan.

"Qing'er, this is the third time Lord Cen has urged him to be a father. Should we send troops?"

Liu Shaoqing also knew the pressure his father was facing. Now Cen Yuying was holding a batch of military pay and ammunition from the Black Flag Army. If he did not agree to send troops, Cen Yuying would take this batch of military pay and ammunition, and his own more than 10,000 Yunnan troops to Taiyuan alone. At that time, the Black Flag Army's plight will become more serious.

After the defeat in Beining, the Qing court's troops in Vietnam were almost completely lost. What's even more terrible is that the prestige of the Qing Dynasty in Vietnam plummeted! Not only did Hue ******* completely willing to be a vassal of the legal person, but even local powerful factions began to cooperate with the French army.

As the Vietnamese gradually moved closer to France, the Black Flag Army's living space became smaller and smaller. If you don't want to be forced out of Vietnam a little bit, then the Black Flag Army has the only way, which is to win several victories and rebuild the confidence of Vietnam and the court!

"The fight must be fought, but the reorganization of the troops is not over yet. My father can ask Duke Cen to wait a little longer. At the latest, we will send troops around the Qingming Festival!"

The opinions on reorganization of the troops were also proposed by Liu Shaoqing. The organization of the Black Flag Army was very chaotic. Although they were called "battles", there were "battles" of Huang Shouzhong and "battles" of more than 1,000 people from Li Tang and more than 300 people. Although the first expansion of the army was basically supplemented, there were still a big gap between the battalions. These gaps were mainly caused by historical reasons. Therefore, after the second large-scale expansion of the army, after discussing with several major generals, the Black Flag Army decided to re-adjust the organization of each battalion. Now, after more than a month of adjustment and running-in, it has reached the final stage.

When Liu Yongfu heard his son finally spitting, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, to follow his previous temper, the Black Flag Army had already set out. However, the previous battles proved that what his son said was right. No matter how Liu Yongfu was, he would not joke about his own fortune and his brothers' lives. Of course, he would still focus on the opinions of his precious son.

Before leaving, Liu Yongfu remembered something and turned around and asked again: "Qing'er, but the foreign artillery and instructor that the court promised us had not arrived yet. If you meet the French again..."

Liu Shaoqing smiled, "It's okay. The court has not found an instructor who can teach artillery skills for such a long time, so it's really hard to find. We are now going to war with the French in Vietnam, and all Europe knows that there are probably very few people who can come to Vietnam at this time. However, the child has already figured out some tricks using the rapid-fire cannons and machine cannons he seized before. If it weren't for a decisive battle, it would have been barely enough."

Liu Yongfu knew that his son had drawn 300 elite soldiers before and practiced artillery day and night. Now that he knew that there was a result, he was naturally very happy. "That's good, then I'll go and reply to Director Cen!"

However, Cen Yuying failed to see the Black Flag Army send troops with his own eyes. Because of the tragic death of Beining, Tang Jiong was taken down and charged. As the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, he had to return to Kunming to take charge of the overall situation. Before leaving, he divided the Yunnan Army left in Vietnam into two parts, most of which were handed over to the commander of the gang general Ding Huai, and more than 2,000 people were handed over to Liu Yongfu.
Chapter completed!